FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GALLAGHER T. ANDREW J. Księgarnia

For undergraduate-level courses in Principles of Finance, Principles of Financial Management, or Principles of Corporate Finance.

This unique author team - one academic, one a full-time financial practitioner - presents the latest in financial theory while maintaining a strong real-world connection. Engaging students with humor and an attractive layout, the text is student-focused yet does not water down content. This substantive and concise presentation demonstrates that finance is important, dynamic, interesting, and fun, with a direct benefit to students personally. Its consistent approach focuses on value: what creates value, what destroys it, how value is measured, and how value and risk are related.

NEW - Web-based Interactive Modules - Integrated in the text, these provide extensions of the material presented in the text, such as interactive graphs, video material, and Excel spreadsheets, as well as links.

Helps students interact with material they are directed to on the Web in ways not possible on a printed page.

NEW - Revised and reorganized Stock Bond Valuation Chapter - Now Chapter 12 (was Chapter 9 in 2/e) reflects the rapidly advancing field of business appraisal. Techniques for valuing complete businesses and individual assets have been added.

NEW - Real Options coverage expanded. In Chapters 10 and 11, this expanded coverage now includes more numerical examples related to abandonment and expansion options. Decision trees are also described.

Gives students a real-world context for understanding Real Options.

NEW - Author written supplements.

Provides students with accuracy and cohesiveness that flows throughout the book and package.

NEW - Prentice Hall's Mastering Finance CD integrated with the text in 12 chapters - Includes video clips and other material; CD is bundled with text.

Reinforces concepts in the book.

NEW - Earlier presentation of the cost of capital (to Chapter 9 from Chapter 12) - Precedes capital budgeting and cash flow estimation chapters.

Increases students' preparation for more challenging material that follows.

NEW - Over 50% of problem material new or revised.

Helps students assess their mastery of the subject.

NEW - Exclusive interviews - With SEC chief accountant, Lynn Turner, talking about important issues relating to Enron and Arthur Andersen.

Incorporation of Real Options into capital budgeting material - One of the only texts in the market to include a numeric application of this topic.

Gives students a real-world context for understanding this important topic.

NPV approach applied to short-term financial management decisions - Departs from competitors' ratio approach.

Gives students the most up-to-date, highly regarded approach to learning this important concept.

Table of Contents

I. THE WORLD OF FINANCE.

1. Finance and the Firm.
2. Financial Markets and Interest Rates.
3. Financial Institutions.

II. ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS IN FINANCE.

4. Review of Accounting.
5. Analysis of Financial Statements.
6. Forecasting and Financial Planning.
7. Risk and Return.
8. The Time Value of Money.
9. The Cost of Capital.

III. LONG-TERM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.

10. Capital Budgeting Decision Methods.
11. Estimating Incremental Cash Flows.
12. Business Valuation.
13. Capital Structure Basics.
14. Corporate Bonds, Preferred Stock, and Leasing.
15. Common Stock.
16. Dividend Policy.

IV. SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.

17. Working Capital Policy.
18. Managing Cash.
19. Accounts Receivable and Inventory.
20. Short-Term Financing.

V. FINANCE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.

21. International Finance.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Index.

613 pages

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